16 GOINGS ON ABOUT TOWN .- , '7W',/1' I L DIABOLIQUE-A chilling description of the mach- inations of a wife and a mistress who com- bine forces to eliminate the object of their affections, since he has begun to get on their nerves. The picture \-vinds up on an implausi- ble note, but that isn't too much of a handi- cap, and the acting is first-rate throughout Henri-Georges Clouzot directed it, Vera Clouzot and Simone Signoret play the lethal ladies, and Paul Meurisse is the unwanted gentleman. (Fine Arts, 130 E. 58th, PL 5- 6030. Showings at 12, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 Ex- tra performances at midnight on Satur- davs. :Ko one will be admitted after the film stå'rts ) GATE OF HELL-... magnificent Japanese film, dealing with revolt and passion in the thir- teenth century. The color is superb, the action brisk, and the impact powerful. Directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa and starring Machiko Kyo, Kazuo Hasegawa, and Isao Yamagata. (Thalia, B\\ay at 95th, r\C 2-3370; starting Feb. IS, tentative.) GUYS AND DOLLs-The stage musical in a big, beribboned package that contains quite a bit of waste space Frank Sinatra and Vivian Blaine manage the Fran], Loesser songs quite pleasantly, but 11arlon Brando, new at the game, sings as uncertainly as a change-of-voice choirboy and Jean Sim- mons needs tuning. (Capitol. B 'way at 5 1St, rC 2-5 060 .) I LL CRY TOMORRow-Susan Hayward emoting all over the place, sometimes effectively, in an adaptation of Lillian Roth's autobiogra- phy, which is mostly concerned with the perils of drink Besides her dramatic doings, Miss Hayward does well in the singing line, rendering such songs as "When the Red Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along," "Sing You Sinners," and "Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe" (Music Hall, 6th Ave. at 50th, CI 6-4600.) LETTERS FROM My WINDMILL-Marcel Pagnol's version of three stories of Alphonse Daudet, which concern themselves with life in Pro- vence, particularly life as lived by priests in the area. The priests represented here- whether trying to stave off the Devil as he tempts one of them to speed up a series of Masses before a feast or raising funds for a monastery by the manufacture of an elixir- are all marvellously comical, and the actors, among them I-Ienri Vilbert, Rellys, and Daxely, are delightful. (Paris, 4 W. 58th, Ml T R-OI34.) MARTY- warm and touching account of the trials and tribulations of a bashful Bronx butcher whose pursuit of a lady he fancies ASTOR. B 'way at 45th. (JU 6-2240) THE ROSE TATTOO. CAPITOL. B'way at 51st. (JU 2-5060) GUYS AND DOLLS. CRITERION, B'way at 44th. (rC 2-1796) "Helen of Troy," Rossana Podesta, Jack Sernas GLOBE, B'way at 46th (JU 6-5555) Through Feb. 10: "Ransom !," Glenn Ford, Donna Reed. Fron1 Feb. I I: "Three Bad Sisters" Marla English, Kathleen Hughes. MAYFAIR, 7th A.ve. at 47th. (CI 5-9800) Feb. 9: "The Indian Fighter," Kirk Douglas vValter 1iatthau. FrOln Feb. 10: "The Lone Ranger," Clayton Moore, Jay Sih erheels. -",... - ................- ... - MOTION PICTURé5 FILMS OF MORE THAN ROUTINE INTEREST ARE DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION is interrupted by his friends and his family. Ernest Borgnine is splendid as the hero, and Betsy Blair is most helpful as the heroine. (Gramercy, Lexington at 23rd, GR 5- 1660; through Feb. I I, tentative.... ClfWaverly, 6th Ave. at 3rd \V 9-8( '3, F eb. I I - I 2. ) OKLAHOMA!- Very large, ,ery loud, and by no means as attractÎ\ e as the original. The mag- niloquent figures most on yie\v are Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones, and Gene Nelson (Rivoli, B'way at 49th, CI 7-1633. Tues- days through Thursdays at 2:30 and 8:30; Fridays at 2:30, 5:40, and 8:30; Satur- days at 10:30, 2:30, 6, and 9:30; Sundays at 1:30, 5, and 8:30; and Monday, Feb. 13, at 10:30, 1:30, 5. and 8:30. Reserved seats only. ) THE PRISONER-Alec Guinness and Jack Hawkins as the spokesmen for the Roman Catholic Church and the Communist Party, respect- ively. in a Balkan country the Reds have taken over. K either Mr Guinness, as an in- carcerated cardinal, nor Mr. Hawkins, as his inquisitor, makes entirely clear the position of the Church or the State, but both go about their acting with enormous skill. An English film, ,\ ritten by Bridget Boland and directed by Peter Glenville. (Plaza. 42 E. 58th, EL 5-3320.) THE ROSE T ATToo-A.n adaptation by Tennessee Williams of his play, in which Anna Ma- gnani is outstanding as an Italian ",oman, resident in Louisiana, who can't get her late husband out of her mind but man- ages to squeeze in a thought or two about a very much alive truck driver. Burt Lanca ter plays the truck driver in solid, rowdy style. (Astor, B'way at 45th JU 6- 224 0 . ) UMBERTO D.-The problems of a pensioner try- ing to get along on twenty-five dollars a month in Italy. .\ film by Vittorio De Sica that has the stamp of the Master, but not as distinctive a stamp as some of his other works. Carlo Battisti plays the benighted pensioner, Maria Pia Casilio a young, sad girl of his acquaintance, and Lina Gennari his wicked landlady. In Italian. (Thalia, B'way at 95th, AC 2-3370; through Feb. [4. tentative. .. Clf Art, 36 E. 8th, GR 3-7014; starting Feb. . . . THE ß"-OADW A Y AR.EA FILMS OF MORE THAN ROUTINE INTEREST APPEAR IN HEAVY TYPE AND ARE DESCRIBED IN THE SECTION ABOVE MUSIC HALL, 6th ,l\ve. at 50th. (CI 6-4600) I'LL CRY TOMORROW. PARAMOUNT, B'way at 43rd. (LO 3-1100) "The Court Jester," Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns. RIVOLl, B'way at 49th. (CI 7-1633) OKLAHOMA! Roxy. 7th Ave. at 50th. (CI 7-6000) Through Feb. IS: "The Bottom of the Bot- tle," Joseph Cotten, Van Johnson 14, tentative.... fJf Beekman, .2nd Ave at 66th, RE 7-2622, starting Feb. IS, tentative.) RE..VIV ALS THE AFRICAN QUEEN (1952)-Down an African river with Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn (York, 1st Ave. at 64th, RH 4- 5779; Feb. II....ClfTerrace, 9th AVe. at 23 r d, CH 2-9280; Feb. 14-15.) CRIME AND PUNISHMENT (193s)-Harry Baur in a French version of one of Dostoevski's novels. (55th St. Playhouse, 154 W 55th, JU 6- 4590; through Feb. 12 ) DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954)-,l\lfred Hitchcock's adaptation of the thriller about a tennis player who wants to lob his wife to eternity. Ray Milland and Grace Kelly. (Trans-Lux Colony, 2nd ,l\ve. at 79th, BU 8-9468; Feb. 12- 1 3.) FANTASIA (1940 )-Disney's mixture of Bach, Beethoven, and Mickey Mouse. (Trans-Lux N ormandie, I lOW. 57 th , JU 6-4448.) LAST HOLIDAY (1950)-Alec Guinness as a pre- sumably doomed salesman having his final fling at a fancy watering place. A British pic- ture. (7 2nd St. Playhouse, I st Ave. at 72nd, BU 8-9304; starting Feb. 15, tentative.) THE LITTLE KIDNAPPERS (1954)-,l\n Englisb film, mostly about two small boys (Jon Whitely and Vincent Winter) in Nova Scotia in 1904. (Waverly 6th ... ve. at 3rd, W A 9-8038; starting Feb. 15.) STAGE DOOR (1937 )-From the Kaufman-Fer- ber play. Ginger Rogers, Katharine Hepburn and Adolphe Menjou (Beverly. 3rd Ave. at 50th, EL 5-8790; Feb. 14-15.) To HAVE AND HAVE NOT (1944)-Vichy violence and intrigue in the West Indies. With Hum- phrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, and Walter Brennan. (Beverly, 3rd Ave. at 50th, EL 5- 879 0 ; Feb. 14-15.) Top HAT (1935)-Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dancing to Irving Berlin's music. ( 5th Ave. Cinema, 5th Ave. at 12th, W <\ 4- 8339; through Feb. 15.) MUSEUM OF MODERN ART FILM LIBRARy-Through Feb. 12: "Mr. Deeds Goes to To\vn" (1936), with Jean Arthur and Gary Cooper.... Clf Starting Feb. 13: The first program in a series of films entitled "The Goldwyn Cy- cle"-"The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" (1919), plus excerpts from "Carmen" (1915) and "Thais" (19 I 8). (Showings at 3 and 5: 30. l\. limited number of reservations are available, but only to those applying for them in person at the Museum, I I W 53rd, after noon on the day of the showing.) STATE. B'way at 45th (JU 2-5070) "Forever Darling," Lucille Ball, Desi Ar- naz, James Mason. VICTORIA, B'way at 46th. (JU 6-0540) "The Man with the Golden Arm," Frank Sinatra, Eleanor Parker. WARNER. B'way at 47th. (CO 5-571 I) "Cinerama Holiday." (Tuesdays through Thursdays at 2:40 and 8:40; Fridays at 2:40, 7:30, and 10:30; Saturdays at 2, 5, 8:40, and I I :40; Sundays at 2, 5, and 8:40; and Monday, Feb. 13, at 2:40, 5.30, and 8:40. Reserved seats only.) WORLD, 153 W. 49th. eCI 7-5747) Through Feb IS (tentative)' "Inside a Girls' D0f111itory" (in French), Jean Marais, Françoise ...A.rnoul